Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems
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A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago to boost the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is experiencing attitude control issues that could threaten the mission's success. The servicing spacecraft, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK, was launched on a Pegasus XL from Kwajalein Atoll to rendezvous with and reboost Swift under a NASA Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract.
A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago in a high-risk bid to boost the orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite is suffering attitude control problems that could jeopardize its mission. The post Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems appeared first on SpaceNews.
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